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Hawkes, Roland K. – American Journal of Sociology, 1973
A mathematical expression of the classic zone and sector phenomena in the distribution of residential neighborhood characteristics in urban areas is developed. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Demography, Geographic Regions, Mathematical Models, Models
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Schwirian, Kent P.; And Others – Social Forces, 1990
Data for 318 metropolitan areas confirm the Burgess model's positive relationship between social status and residential distance from the urban core. Over time, all categories of metropolitan areas moved in the predicted direction of status distribution, with stronger associations for older, larger, and more industrial cities. Contains 53…
Descriptors: Metropolitan Areas, Models, Place of Residence, Population Distribution
Boughan, Karl – 1990
In an effort to better market the college's credit programs and services, Prince George's Community College (PGCC), Mayland, has employed its own tracking system which utilizes a socioeconomic segmentation of their serviceable target population. This approach utilizes U.S. Census data grouping neighborhoods into 24 natural socioeconomic, cultural…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Credit Courses
Boughan, Karl – 1991
In an effort to better market the college's programs and services, Prince George's Community College (PGCC), Maryland, has employed its own tracking system which utilizes a socioeconomic segmentation of their serviceable target population. This approach utilizes U.S. Census data grouping neighborhoods into natural socioeconomic, cultural, and…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Course Selection (Students)